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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

Are Bing and Yahoo really more effective search sites than Google?

Posted Aug 12, 2011 - 03:25 pm

A new Experian Hitwise report concludes that Yahoo Search and Microsoft's Bing provide users with a higher search success rate.
Yahoo, Bing
AT&T achieves Zen state of unintentional irony

Posted Apr 26, 2012 - 11:37 am

We're apparently witnessing a type of arms race among mobile industry players to see who can make the most unintentionally (if not outrageously) ironic comment.
Android, Apple
AT&T purchase of T-Mobile USA leaves two losers (and Verizon's not one of them)

Posted Mar 21, 2011 - 10:17 am

Based on both common sense and industry rumors over the past few months, a merger of also-ran wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile USA seemed all but inevitable.
AT&T, Deutsche Telekom
AT&T tops all wireless carriers in customer dissatisfaction

Posted May 17, 2011 - 04:35 pm

If the latest report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index is any indication, AT&T's proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA is a marriage made in hell -- at least for subscribers.
American Customer Satisfaction Index, AT&T
Battery life key to smartphone customer loyalty, J.D. Power survey shows

Posted Mar 16, 2012 - 11:36 am

Apple once again ranks at the top of J.D. Power's annual smartphone customer satisfaction survey.
Apple, battery life
Benioff's keynote at Oracle World canceled! Salesforce CEO replaced by Lady Gaga

Posted Oct 05, 2011 - 10:42 am

OK, admittedly I made up the second part of the headline. Well, I didn't make it up as much as I tried to predict what Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison would do if he were in "evil genius" mode (i.e. awake), which is a long-winded way of saying I made it up. Happy now?
lady gaga, Larry Ellison
Best theories about Obama and Google

Posted Aug 11, 2011 - 03:36 pm

As most readers know, Google has been the subject of several antitrust probes by U.S.
antitrust, Federal Trade Commission
BlackBerry Mobile Fusion: For RIM, too little, too late

Posted Nov 29, 2011 - 12:36 pm

Research in Motion's big unveiling Tuesday of an enterprise mobile device-management platform that can handle Android and iOS devices is no sudden strategic shift for the ailing BlackB
Android, Good Technology
Blockbuster begins campaign to poach angry Netflix customers

Posted Jul 25, 2011 - 08:49 am

Blockbuster, the former DVD rental powerhouse that went bankrupt and was purchased by Dish Network in April, has begun an email campaign to woo Netflix customers outraged by that company's 60 percent price hike announced earlier this month.
Call Trump's investigators! Groupon to stop running ads on 'Apprentice' website

Posted Apr 29, 2011 - 12:14 pm

Groupon has fired the Apprentice website.
Andrew Mason, Apprentice

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